Top "Synchronous" questions

Synchronous means that the caller of a function waits for the response or completion of the function before returning control to the main program

Synchronous database queries with Node.js

I have a Node.js/Express app that queries a MySQL db within the route and displays the result to …

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getJSON Synchronous

GOAL: What I'm after is to get data from database and refresh main.php (more evident through draw_polygon) every …

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How are the O_SYNC and O_DIRECT flags in open(2) different/alike?

The use and effects of the O_SYNC and O_DIRECT flags is very confusing and appears to vary somewhat …

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Load and execute javascript code SYNCHRONOUSLY

Is there a way to load and execute a javascript file in a synchronous way just like a synchronous XMLHttpRequest? …

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What is the right way to make a synchronous MongoDB query in Node.js?

I'm using the Node.JS driver for MongoDB, and I'd like to perform a synchronous query, like such: function getAThing() { …

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How do I make an eventhandler run asynchronously?

I am writing a Visual C# program that executes a continuous loop of operations on a secondary thread. Occasionally when …

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How to include JSON data in javascript synchronously without parsing?

I want to load a JSON file from my own server containing an array into a javascript Object variable. I …

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Wait for Shell to finish, then format cells - synchronously execute a command

I have an executable that I call using the shell command: Shell (ThisWorkbook.Path & "\ProcessData.exe") The executable does …

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How to call web service using vbscript (synchronous)?

Actually there many examples and I have used one of them. But it works asynchronous, I mean it is not …

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How does Synchronous and Asynchronous communication work exactly

I was trying to understand the terms Synchronous and Asynchronous communication but i am getting confused a bit. I tried …

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